For Immediate Release

Franz Allegro CL 6.1 Propels Lisp Further Into the Modern Web Environment

Berkeley, Calif. ֠November 2, 2001: Franz, Inc. today
announced that it has shipped Allegro CL® 6.1, a
performance-oriented update to its cross-platform application
development environment. Allegro CL 6.1 represents the latest step in
the evolution of Common Lisp into a mature and powerful development
platform for building robust, flexible, scalable and Internet-ready
applications.

The Allegro CL 6.1 update includes refinements to the functionality
introduced in Allegro CL 6.0, a major release that married the natural
object-oriented capabilities of modern Lisp with a suite of
comprehensive Internet connectivity tools. Power Internet features in
Allegro CL include Java interoperability, dynamic Lisp-based Web
serving, and support for secure SSL sockets. In addition, Allegro CL
6.1 provides a faster integrated development environment which
developers can use to create applications running under the latest
operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows 2000, Redhat Linux 7.0
and Mac OS X.

"As the demand for faster, more reliable, and scalable
internet-ready applications increases, modern Lisp developers now have
the resources they need to combine Internet connectivity with the
powerful object-oriented capabilities of Lisp," said Fritz Kunze,
CEO of Franz.

AllegroCL 6.1 Tunes Performance, Streamlines Development

Version 6.1 introduces the following enhancements and new features
to Allegro CL.

New platforms supported include:

32 bit - IBM AIX 5, LinuxPPC 2000 (Q4), Mac OS X

64 bit - Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.8

New Lisp RPC (Remote Procedure Call) functionality allows Lisp applications across the network to interact more closely and operate more efficiently in multi-processor architectures.

A free 60-day trial version of Allegro CL 6.1 can be downloaded
from here.

About Franz

Franz's products enable developers to build complex, flexible and
scalable applications quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Founded in
1984, privately held Franz has demonstrated consistent growth and
profitability. For more information, call (888)-CLOS NOW or
+1-510-548-3600 or email info@franz.com.

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